Finance & Records -- City Clerk's Office

The Finance/Records Department is responsible for the day to day financial activities of the City which include payroll, accounts payable, utility billing, issuing city licenses, preparation of the annual city budget, cemetery records, park building rentals and overseeing all the records of the City.

Utility Billing and Setting Up Services

Utility bill payments may be made over the phone at 1-844-215-7377, online at Online Bill Pay, or dropped off at our two drop box locations: 811 W Laurel Street, and 410 N Penn Ave. 

To start, stop, or transfer service call 620-332-2500, Option 3, Monday - Thursday, 8 am to 4 pm and Friday, 8 AM to Noon. 

All service requests must be received by noon to be processed on the same day. Requests received after noon will be processed on the next business day or incur a same day service fee.

Utility Forms and Applications

  1. Residential Service Application
  2. Commercial Utility Service Application
  3. Automatic Payments - Bank Draft (PDF)
  4. Landlord Agreement to Revert Utilities (PDF)
  5. HARDSHIP RATES APPLICATION

Business Licenses

  1. Business License Application
  2. Specialty Business License Application
  3. Transient Vendor License Application (PDF)
  4. Food Truck Application

Permits

  1. Parade Permit Application (PDF)
  2. Garage Rummage Sale Permit Application (PDF)
  3. MICRO UTILITY TRUCK APP

Cost Share Programs

  1. Sewer Cost Share Program Guidelines and Application
  2. Demolition Cost Share Program
  3. Downtown Independence Building Grant
  4. Neighborhood Exterior Grant Program and Application
  5. Independence Revitalization Application-Fillable

Other Forms and Applications

  1. Open Records Request Form